Cordoba
English
Etymology
From Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt or qart, “city”) + 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (ywbʿy, “Juba”) after the Numidian king Juba I. As South American provinces, named after the Spanish city.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹdəbə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdəbə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Cordoba
Derived terms
Translations
city in Spain
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